Word: proudly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Southern twang. Mamadou Bah, 53, whose sister-in-law, nephew and two brothers were killed by a mortar attack on the makeshift refugee camp outside the U.S. embassy, is angry that the Americans have not yet come to help. But if they do, he says, "everybody will be so proud of them...
...extraordinarily proud of our family and all they've contributed to America. My brothers left a remarkable and a very inspiring legacy for the future, and I try to do my best to live up to it. I don't pay much attention to the rest...
...like Doraemon, Hello Kitty and Pikachu adorn everything from refrigerators to boxes of seaweed sprinkles. Consumers, especially the key youth segment, prefer splashing out on recognizable icons?an almost Pavlovian response to a society awash in symbolism. No surprise then, that one of the details that Takizawa is most proud of in his collaboration with Champion is the way he reinterpreted the sweatshirt maker's embroidered "C" monogram into a tricolor abstraction. Shoemaker Mihara, too, stamped his sneakers with a cartoon rendition of Puma's feline logo on the soles?an anim?-inspired touch that has won plaudits in Japanese...
...looted and vandalized the airport in Baghdad [July 14]. Such acts show a gross lack of leadership on the part of the officers. During my 31 years in the U.S. Navy, including two tours commanding naval facilities in foreign countries, I never would have tolerated such conduct. I am proud of my country and want to show its best qualities. As for the comment by a U.S. military official that "soldiers do this stuff all the time, everywhere. It's warfare" ?that is a total cop-out. How can we aspire to be the leader of the world...
...Taxes and Tourists In his conversation with TIME, Rudy Giuliani stated he was proud of reducing the hotel-occupancy tax [July 14]. When I was considering a visit to New York City, the thought of paying a tax to stay in a hotel room never crossed my mind, but the fear of being mugged certainly did. Giuliani deserves credit for controlling street crime so visitors can feel safe. As a result, my wife and I visit that great city frequently. By crediting a tax reduction for the increase in tourism, the former mayor is not doing tourists or his record...